document.write( "Question 963349: At 20 degrees C, the speed of sound is approximately 344 m/s. The lower limit of sound waves audible to the human ear is about 0.0172 m. What is the frequency of these sound waves?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #588526 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! At 20 degrees C, the speed of sound is approximately 344 m/s. \n" ); document.write( " The lower limit of sound waves audible to the human ear is about 0.0172 m. \n" ); document.write( " What is the frequency of these sound waves? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Wave-length = velocity/frequency \n" ); document.write( ".0172f = 344 \n" ); document.write( "f = 344/.0172 \n" ); document.write( "f = 20,000 or about 20 kc, that's the upper limit of the human ear \n" ); document.write( " |